fortieth

[fawr-tee-ith]

for·ti·eth

[fawr-tee-ith]
adjective
1.
next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
2.
being one of 40 equal parts.
noun
3.
a fortieth part, especially of one (1/40).
4.
the fortieth member of a series.

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Fortieth is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
before 1100; Middle English fourtithe, Old English fēowertigotha. See forty, -eth
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fortieth (ˈfɔːtɪɪθ)
 
adj
1.  a.  being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th
 b.  (as noun): he was the fortieth
 
n
2.  a.  one of 40 approximately equal parts of something
 b.  (as modifier): a fortieth part
3.  the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40)
 
[Old English fēowertigotha]

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